This is about installing LinuxMCE on a MacMini 2010 Model 4,1.

Install Kubuntu

Download http://releases.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/10.04/kubuntu-10.04.3-desktop-i386.iso and burn it to DVD.
install Kubuntu, drop in the recently burned Kubuntu disk and boot from CD
follow the installer:
- select “Login automatically” in User Information section
DO NOT REBOOT AFTER INSTALL! First we have to set some Grub Options to make reboot and grafics settings work. Therefor the HDD needs to be mounted and we need to change some mount points temporarily. DO following steps:
- mount HDD Kubuntu is installed on
- mount –bind /dev/ /media/YOUR-DISK/dev/
- mount –bind /proc/ /media/YOUR-DISK/proc/
- mount –bind /sys/ /media/YOUR-DISK/sys/
- chroot /media/YOUR-DISK/
edit: nano -w /etc/default/grub
change GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=“quiet splash” to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=“quiet splash nomodeset reboot=pci”, save and exit
- nomodeset fixes black screen after boot
- reboot=pci enables reboot, if not set it won't reboot
update-grub to apply the new settings to grub
reboot

Make Wifi and Ethernet work

I HAVE TO PROVIDE A LIST OF PACKAGES NEEDED TO INSTALL THESE DRIVERS!!!

Ethernet with tg3 driver
- make
- sudo make install
update Kubuntu: apt-get update, apt-get upgrade
Wifi (CD containing all packages)
- dpkg -i /media/YOUR-CD/pool/main/p/patch/patch_2.6-2ubuntu1_i386.deb
- dpkg -i /media/YOUR-CD/pool/main/x/xz-utils/xz-utils_4.999.9beta+20091116-1_i386.deb
- dpkg -i /media/YOUR-CD/pool/main/b/binutils/
- dpkg -i /media/YOUR-CD/pool/main/g/gcc-4.4/gcc-4.4_4.4.3-4ubuntu5_i386.deb
- dpkg -i /media/YOUR-CD/pool/main/g/gcc-defaults/gcc_4.4.3-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
- dpkg -i /media/YOUR-CD/pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.1.1.2-2ubuntu1_all.deb
- dpkg -i /media/YOUR-CD/pool/restricted/b/bcmwl/bcmwl-kernel-source_5.60.48.36+bdcom-0buntu3_i386.deb

Install TT-connect 3650 S2 DVB receiver

Like here: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/TechnoTrend_TT-connect_S2-3650_CI

S2API

mkdir 3650
cd 3650
hg clone http://pikacode.com/liplianin/s2-liplianin-v35 
cd s2-liplianin
make ; # there might be a few warnings.
cd v4l
insmod dvb-core.ko
insmod stb6100.ko verbose=0
insmod stb0899.ko verbose=0
insmod lnbp22.ko
insmod ttpci-eeprom.ko
insmod dvb-usb.ko
insmod dvb-usb-pctv452e.ko

ISSUE

/home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l/firedtv-1394.c:298: error: implicit declaration of function 'hpsb_unregister_protocol'
make[3]: *** [/home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l/firedtv-1394.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.32-33-generic'
make[1]: *** [default] Fehler 2
make[1]: Verlasse Verzeichnis '/home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l'
make: *** [all] Fehler 2

FIX

change CONFIG_DVB_FIREDTV=m to CONFIG_DVB_FIREDTV=y

./3650/s2-liplianin/v4l/.config

Make it load on boot

insert into /etc/rc.local just before “exit0”

insmod /home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l/dvb-core.ko
insmod /home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l/stb6100.ko verbose=0
insmod /home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l/stb0899.ko verbose=0
insmod /home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l/lnbp22.ko
insmod /home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l/ttpci-eeprom.ko
insmod /home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l/dvb-usb.ko
insmod /home/jochen/3650/s2-liplianin/v4l/dvb-usb-pctv452e.ko

NOTICE: in my case there was no mythtv-setup available, fixed it by using sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get upgrade

Tuner DVB S/S2

ISSUE

FEHLER: alle Eingänge sind belegt, aber es gibt keine laufenden Aufnahmen?

FIX

http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Mystique_SaTiX-S2_Dual

Settings for scan

freq: 12551500

pol: vertical

symbol rate: 22000000

fec: 5/6

Install LinuxMCE

sudo -i
wget -q http://svn.linuxmce.org/svn/branches/LinuxMCE-1004/src/new-installer/mce-install.sh && chmod +x mce-install.sh
./mce-install.sh
reboot

MythTV

Issues

Restart "mythbackend" after each reboot

Descripton

Running mythtv frontend after reboot gave me random errors e.g. “already using all available inputs”

Solution

Edit rc.local

sudo nano -w /etc/rc.local

add “killall mythbackend” right before “exit 0”

...
FIXING "RESTART MYTHBACKEND" AFTER REBOOT
killall mythbackend

exit 0

https://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+bug/182746

mythweb Blank Page

Description

No mythweb was available after installing LinuxMCE

Install mythweb

git clone -b fixes/0.24 git://github.com/MythTV/mythweb.git

LMCE Admin Setup for SSH, SAMBA and HTTP "outside access"

Acess it on LinuxMCE Screen (bottom menu): Advanced → Computing → Web Admin

User and password from installation required

Following Settings required:

Wizard → Security → Outside Access
- CHECK → Allow outside access to the website on port 80
- CHECK → Use port 22 for remote assistance

Advanced → Network → Network Settings
- UNCHECK → IPv4 DHCP server enabled
- Select → Obtain an IP address from DHCP

Advanced → Network → Firewall Rules
- add Source Port → 80 → CLICK “add” (http default port)
- add Source Port → 22 → CLICK “add” (ssh default port)
- add Source Port → 139 → CLICK “add” (samba default port)

NVIDIA 320M Driver issues

Failed to Setup X

Set

Driver         "nvidia"

Driver         "nv"

in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and any other xorg.conf in this folder. Now it should boot up without any issues.

Fix NVIDIA Driver

Go to Synaptic package manager and search for “nvidia-current”
Install “nvidia-current”
reboot
Go to System → Hardware Drivers and check if the NVIDIA Driver is enabled (in my case “nvidia_glx_260”)

WII Mote

Show paired Bluetooth devices:

hcitool con

Scan for available Bluetooth devices:

hcitool scan

Cursor + Menu issue

<flashplayer width=640 height=500>file=/_media/wii-mote-lmce.flv</flashplayer>

Solution

Delete all “USB Game Pad” Devices from your device tree in Wizard → Devices → Core → Show Device Tree (left, bottom)

Edit “/usr/pluto/bin/Gamepad_Detect.sh”

sudo nano -w /usr/pluto/bin/Gamepad_Detect.sh

Add “exit 0” at the end of the file before “done”

...
exit 0

done

Reboot

Common Linux issues

Problem:

$ ping www.google.de
ping: unknown host www.google.de

Check /etc/resolv.conf for the nameserver

nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 192.168.0.1
domain linuxmce.local
search linuxmce.local

replace “nameserver 127.0.0.1” with “nameserver 192.168.0.1”

Restart networking

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

CUPS and Airprint

Someone wrote a nice python script to generate a *.service file for avahi

Install required packages

sudo apt-get install git python python-cups

Download script using git

git clone https://github.com/tjfontaine/airprint-generate.git

go to the downloaded folder, Execute command to generate *.service file of existing printers

cd airport-generate/
python airprint-generate.py

Copy *.service files to /etc/avahi/services/

cp *.service /etc/avahi/services/

Edit /etc/cups/cupsd.conf

sudo nano -w /etc/cups/cupsd.conf

Add this line

# CUPS AIRPRINT
ServerAlias *

restart avahi-daemon

sudo service avahi-daemon restart

Table of Contents

This is about installing LinuxMCE on a MacMini 2010 Model 4,1.

Install Kubuntu

Make Wifi and Ethernet work

Install TT-connect 3650 S2 DVB receiver

S2API

ISSUE

FIX

Make it load on boot

Tuner DVB S/S2

ISSUE

FIX

Settings for scan

Install LinuxMCE

MythTV

Issues

Restart "mythbackend" after each reboot

mythweb Blank Page

LMCE Admin Setup for SSH, SAMBA and HTTP "outside access"

NVIDIA 320M Driver issues

Failed to Setup X

Fix NVIDIA Driver

WII Mote

Cursor + Menu issue

Common Linux issues

CUPS and Airprint